Category: MANUFACTURERS & MRO

Iran to Purchase Japanese Mitsubishi Regional Jet

Reading Time: < 1 minute Iranian deputy road minister has announced that a Japanese delegation will arrive in Iran in December to discuss selling aircraft to Iranian airlines. Deputy Minister for International Affairs at the Ministry of Road and Urban Development Asghar Fakhrieh Kashan made the remarks noting “given that Iran Aseman Airlines performs domestic and provincial flights across the […]

RUAG Delivers First Overhauled ATR Landing Gear Shipset

Reading Time: 2 minutes RUAG Aviation announces the successful delivery of an overhauled ATR landing gear shipset after 35 days. This announcement marks a company first for RUAG Aviation. The competitive turnaround time is significantly faster than average and proves the company’s established competency in landing gear maintenance. This event secures the expansion of the RUAG Aviation service portfolio […]

Brazil’s Embraer Delivers 96 Aircraft in 1st Half of 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica (Embraer) delivered 47 commercial aircraft and 49 corporate aircraft in the first half of 2016, the company indicated in a statement disclosing its second quarter and first half-year results. In the second quarter, the company delivered 26 commercial aircraft and a like number of corporate aircraft (23 light aircraft and three […]

Airbus Pursues Autonomous Air Taxi Research Project

Reading Time: 3 minutes Airbus Group has provided a glimpse into its research on air taxis as a solution for growing surface-transport gridlock in the largest cities. This includes prototyping an autonomous air vehicle for individual passenger and cargo transport and studies of a multi-passenger CityAirbus concept. The single-passenger vehicle is being developed by A3, Airbus’s Silicon Valley outpost, […]

Magnetic MRO Opens New Warehouse in the UK

Reading Time: < 1 minute Estonia headquartered Magnetic MRO, has opened a new warehouse at Gatwick International Airport, UK; reflecting the continuous expansion of its business and the growing demand from customers. This new facility will allow Magnetic MRO to provide its customers inventory and product availability as well as short shipping times due to the locational advantage of MAC […]

RUAG Signs Long-Term Contract with Airbus

Reading Time: 2 minutes RUAG Aerostructures has signed a long-term contract with Airbus for the delivery of fuselage structures for the Airbus A320 family. RUAG Aerostructures, a division of the RUAG Group, and Airbus sealed their cooperation by signing a contract for long-term cooperation at the aviation trade fair in Farnborough. The contract comprises the production of assemblies for […]

23 Fokker Aircraft Transactions In First Half of 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes GKN Aerospace’s Fokker Technologies business unit announces that a total of 23 Fokker aircraft were placed with 6 existing Fokker operators and 3 new operators during the first half of 2016 by their respective aircraft owners. These comprise 8 Fokker 50s and 15 Fokker 100s. This compares with 50 placements in 2015. “Low operating costs, […]

Boeing Forecasts Demand for 1,170 New Airplanes in Russia, CIS region

Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing forecasts market demand for 1,170 new airplanes in Russia and the CIS region over the next 20 years, valued at $140 billion. The company released the numbers as part of its annual Current Market Outlook (CMO) for Russia and the CIS region. International traffic is expected to grow at an annual rate of 4.8 […]

Airbus and Boeing: Rivals or Partners?

Reading Time: 5 minutes Undoubtedly, Airbus and Boeing are considered to be not only the most powerful units in the large jet airliner market but arch rivals, too. Each of their achievements and loses receives extremely precise look and judgment. By this time more than a half year has already passed and the Farnborough Air Show has come to […]

Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines to Build $40 Million Maintenance Facility in Anchorage

Reading Time: 2 minutes Alaska Airlines announced plans to build a new $40 million airplane maintenance facility at the site of the current Signature Flight Support building on Old International Airport Road. Located on the east side of the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, the new hangar is located about a half mile from Alaska’s existing 37,500-square-foot facility. The […]